History of Texas

which created manifest destiny. The war occurred during 1846-1848 because the annexation of Texas. The is a major turning point in American history because after the war we almost double in size. Texas had tried to declare their independence in 1836 and Mexico didn’t want to give them their independence, Texas and Mexico went war the United States of America so that Texas could get annexed. The Republic of Texas demanded land up all the way up to the Rio Grande going off of the Treaties of…

Here in Austin, Texas we are very concerned about the Texas Senate Bill 11 (SB 11) that was passed by the Texas Legislature often referred to as “Campus Carry.” It permits individuals with a license to carry a concealed handgun or a concealed weapon on public university campuses in Texas beginning August 1, 2016. Since then there has been a lot of controversy over the topic. College is a place to learn not a place for violence. I believe that guns being carried opened or concealed threatens our…

knives 5 ½ inches or longer. An attorney named Stephen Halbrook, noted that the history of the Bowie knives was practically used by hunters for cutting small trees and to skin and process animals. The HB 1935 law came into effect, because of events that occurred 150 years ago, after the civil war; distinct groups paralleled to the Ku Klux Klan terrorized communities with long blades. In 1871, a bill was passed by the Texas Legislature not allowing people to carry knives over 5 ½, swords, brass…

between the gubernatorial authority of Texas’s governor and lieutenant governor. This can be attributed to the strict nature of the Texas Constitution of 1876 as a reaction to Reconstruction and the overpowering era of Edmund J. Davis as a governor. Consequently, the governor’s formal powers have been restricted, and relative to most other states, the lieutenant governor of Texas has considerably greater power, especially with the legislative branch (Erikson and Wallace, 2010). Currently, the…

As a state, Texas has one of the most interesting histories. From the very beginning, when natives were in control of North America, to the present, we have been very influential in every state, country, or region. About three decades after the civil war in 1901, the Texas economy change drastically with the discovery of oil on January tenth. From that day, Texas progress from a rural, agricultural state to a modern industrial giant was off the charts. Texas Oil Boom and the Gusher Age…

The Texas Constitution is separated into three branches: The legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The legislative branch is composed by 150 members of the House of Representatives and by 31 members of the state senate. The House of Representatives are elected for two-year terms (represented by districts of about 166,000) and the Senators, who serve for four-year terms and serve about 800,000 people per Senator. They meet every odd-numbered year biannually. These meetings are held…

Guadalupe County Report Guadalupe County is the county that is the subject of my report. Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836 then Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845. The Republic of Texas organized Guadalupe County as a judicial county in 1842, but discontinued it later that year when the Texas Supreme Court declared judicial counties to be unconstitutional. In March 1846 after the annexation, the legislature established Guadalupe County from parts of other counties.…

Western America shapes the present as thoroughly as it tested the ideals of the United States. The significance of Western history for the American nation cannot be understated. The American West was a meeting ground of different cultures consisting of the American Indians, Anglo Americans, African Americans and Asian Americans. All these contributed immensely to the history of the West given that they occupied a common ground (Limerick, 1987). For most Americans living at the time, Westward…

Federico Villalba's Texas: A Mexican Pioneer's Life in the Big Bend is a biography and autobiography about Federico Villalba’s different milestones throughout his life. It also focuses on the lives of his children and wife. The author Juan Manuel Casas brings blissful births, weddings, and family gatherings but, it also touches sadness of illness and loss of life. The book starts off when he is a young man and decides to move away from San Geronimo, Chihuahua in the 1880s. He wanted to start his…

politicians to vote in their favor on issues that affect their members. They have been around for many years and have only grown stronger. We see them at both Federal and State levels. So how do interest groups work? In the article that appeared in The Texas Tribune, the author Ross…